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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on the 22 May 1859 and died on the 7 July 1930. Conan was originally a given name, but Doyle used it as part of his surname in his later years. He was a Scottish author, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes; these are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and non-fiction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring his creation. Almost all were narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John Watson, with the exception of two narrated by Holmes himself and two more written in the third person. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. A brilliant...

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